Lance was recovering quickly. Link was surprised at the speed. I That's my boy, /I he thought.
By three weeks, Lance was fully recovered and was up and running. He was now very careful every time he took a drink of any liquid.
Lance, on one particular day, decided to pay a visit to his younger brothers, Ze and Robin, who were twins. They lived in the nearby Kakariko Village in the newly constructed royal manor there.
He took along his new bodyguards, just as a precaution, and rode off to the east of Hyrule City. He stopped at the stone stairway and climbed up. The guards at the entrance greeted him and he entered the small village.
He'd always loved this village. It was always so peaceful. Everybody was doing what he or she was supposed to (except the carpenters of course) and nobody was ever wroth or angry. Everybody was cheerful and bright.
Lance went up by the graveyard and knocked on the door of the large, blue building that was the royal manor. It had large pillars supporting the balcony overhead, shadowing the porch.
Ze answered the door. He'd grown a lot. He looked fifteen, sixteen maybe.
"Hey, Lance! Long time no see, huh?" he said. Lance greeted him with a brotherly embrace and was granted entrance.
"What brings you here?" he asked. "Nothing really," he replied. "Just came to visit."
"So, uh," he said. "I heard about what happened at Deku City."
"Yeah, it didn't go over too well with the King," Lance replied. Ze chuckled.
Suddenly Robin came bounding down the stairway, a very attractive girl behind him.
"Hey, who's this?" Lance asked. Robin laughed and said, "Lance, this is Jessica, my girlfriend. Jessica, this is Lance, my brother." Jessica looked puzzled.
"You never told me you had a brother," she said. Robin laughed again and whispered, "He's the king." Realization dawned on her face and she hurriedly curtsied and said, "Pleased to meet you, your highness."
"You don't need to do that," Lance said sheepishly. He still wasn't used to the whole king deal. Jessica looked puzzled again as she stood. Robin chuckled and put his arm around her waist, steering her to the door.
"Well, we gotta go," he said. Lance waved and the two were gone.
"So," said Ze. "What I really /I brings you here?" Lance sighed. He could never get anything past Ze.
He was very blunt. "The nation has been threatened," he said. Ze stood up. "Ganondorf! Again? I'm sick of that guy!" he exclaimed.
"No, no, sit down," said Lance. "It's not him. I killed him for good, remember?" "Oh, yeah," Ze mumbled.
"He calls himself Arkannas," Lance began. "He hails from the distant land of Kalthein, a land that used to be peaceful but is now corrupt with evil. He is much more powerful than Ganondorf, more powerful than anything we've faced. Ever."
Ze was stunned. He didn't think evil got worse than Ganondorf! He stood up and began pacing.
"So… why are you here again?" Ze asked. Lance couldn't help but laugh. "I need your help," he said.
"Why me?" he asked. "Robin too," Lance replied. "You two are the best fighting force ever when you fight together. I need you and Robin to rally the people of this village and send them to the capitol. Our forces, even with the powers of the Zoras and Gorons are not enough. We need more men!" he explained.
"I'll do it," Ze said without hesitation. "You can count on me."
"Thank you, Ze," said Lance. Ze embraced him and the king left the manor, his bodyguards following.